Pyeongchang Olympic Medals Unveiled
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Medals for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang are displayed in Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Thursday. /Yonhap
The medals for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that were unveiled on Thursday use Korean letters as well as design motifs from traditional Korean dress and homes.
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Olympic Committee unveiled the medals at simultaneous ceremonies in Seoul and New York, where President Moon Jae-in is attending the UN General Assembly.
At the U.S. event, soprano Sumi Jo sang a song dedicated to the upcoming sports extravaganza.
The medals feature the hangeul consonants ㅍ, ㅊ, ㄷ, ㅇ, ㄱ, ㄹ, ㅁ on their bodies, which represent the Korean words for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
The ribbons or straps of the medals were made from traditional fabrics used to make hanbok and feature Korean-style embroidery. The medal cases are made of wood and designed with the traditional roof tiles of hanok.
They were designed by Lee Suk-woo.
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